Restoration of old buildings in main cities involves enormous government expenditure. It would be more beneficial to spend this money to build new houses and roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It cannot be denied that the cost of renovating old

buildings

is a great financial undertaking, requiring funds that could be spent elsewhere. Whilst it is important

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new housing and roads in

cities

, I don’t think

this

should be at the expense of maintaining and renovating our old

buildings

. Our old

buildings

are a link to the past, part of our cultural heritage. Replacing old

buildings

not only ruins the aesthetics of our

cities

but means some architectural styles will be lost forever.

Additionally

, these

buildings

are important for our younger and future generations to learn about the past and a source of enjoyment as people revel in their diverse and often pleasing architecture.

Furthermore

, these

buildings

are

also

tourist attractions. They bring tourists into

cities

, benefitting the wider community and contributing funding to their maintenance.

This

contributes to the countries economies and

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therefore

not always

such

a burden to city spending budgets.

Moreover

, many people actively raise funds for these

buildings

and

this

should be widely publicised to encourage more members of the local community to get involved in preserving their heritage.

However

, we cannot deny that our

cities

are expanding rapidly as more people move for either work or relocate from other countries. We

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need new housing and effective transport systems.

This

should be carefully considered to avoid turning our

cities

into ugly concrete jungles, maybe emanating the styles of the old architecture we have in place.

Furthermore

, care should be taken that the plans consider the environmental impacts so as not to damage our environment. Overall, I think money should be spent to maintain old

buildings

. We need to see the bigger picture, old

buildings

bring in revenue, so we should assess their value to our local economies. They are our heritage and should be maintained and new developments should complement our diverse architecture.